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Serving the Churches of Our Lady of Unfailing Help & St. Paul of the Cross, Cleckheaton & The Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike.

The Church of Our Lady of Unfailing Help The Church of The Holy Spirit & St. Paul of the Cross Saturday 03/07 6.30 pm Dead List 2020 4.30 pm Albert Green (A) (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable)

Sunday 04/07 14th 11.30 am People of the Parish 9.30 am Jean Scaife (LD) Sunday (B) (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable)

Monday 05/07 St. 9.30 am Dead List 2020 No Mass Anthony Zaccaria

Tuesday 06/07 St. No Mass 9.45 am Private Intention (IR) Maria Goretti

Wednesday 07/07 10.15 am John Higgins (A) 1.00 pm Funeral Service for the repose of the soul of Anthony (Willy) Young (Rastrick Cemetery) (Invited Congregation Only) Thursday 08/07 10.15 am Special Intention (DP) 12.15 pm Helen & Edgar Oldroyd (B’day A)

Friday 09/07 St. No Mass 9.45 am Rose Mackowski (LD) Augustine Zhao Rong

Saturday 10/07 12 noon Dead List 2020 4.30 pm Frank Honeybell (A) 6.30 pm Hilda & Ronnie Logush (A) (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable) Sunday 11/07 11.30 am Special Intention (DP) 9.30 am People of the Parish 15th Sunday (B) (Booking a seat is advisable) (Booking a seat is advisable)

Important websites which are up-dated frequently: cbcew.org.uk holyspiritheckmondwike.co.uk stpaulscleckheaton.wordpress.com dioceseofleeds.org.uk GOV.UK (Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We pray for those whom God has called back to Himself: Anthony (Willy) Young & Mary Thompson And those whose anniversaries occur at this time including: Hilda Logush, Albert Green, Frank Honeybell, James McNeice, Carrie Normanton, John Higgins, Bryan Summerscales & Fr. Philip Wallis The sick and those caring for them; we recall especially: Susan Smith, Agnes Clark, Margaret Crowther, Billy Forde, Carole Morris, David Oldroyd, Katie Gallagher-Peel, John Byrne, Nellie Dipper, Nora Naughton, Michael McAuley, Patrick Hird, Mary Hobson, Margaret Lees, Trevor Wood & Shaun O’Donnell Please give any names of those with anniversaries occurring to Fr. Nicholas for inclusion on the Newsletter & in the Prayers of the Faithful a couple of weeks before the actual anniversary date. Thank you !

Parish Priest: The Revd. Fr. Nicholas Hird BD MA Tel: 01274 - 872984 The Presbytery, 57, Road, Cleckheaton BD19 5BT E-mail: [email protected] + The Diocese of is a Registered Charity (No. 249404) + Parish Safeguarding Representative: Mary Letham 01924—401579 (Diocesan Coordinator: 07515 598523)

The 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) Parish Mass Book Page: (Texts for Mass Page: 7ff.) Weekend 3rd/4th July 2021 See the Universalis App on our websites for Sunday/Daily Readings Sanctuary Lamp Intentions: In Thanksgiving (CK) (St. Paul’s) & For the Intentions of the Green Family (Holy Spirit): If you would like a Sanctuary Lamp to be lit for an intention please write the name of the intention on an envelope (containing a payment of £3) & place it in the Collection Baskets when you come to Mass or through either Presbytery Letterbox. Thank you. Divine Office Psalter: Week 2 Mass Intentions Received: Private Intention (IR), Frank Honeybell (A), Paul Nichols (A), John Higgins (A), Helen & Edgar Oldroyd (B’day A), Special Intention (DP) X4, Bryan Summerscales (A), Michael Summerscales (A) Streamed Daily & Sunday Masses from Leeds Cathedral. Each Sunday at 11.00 am Holy Mass is available on: www.leedscathedrallive.org.uk or https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/cathedral Holy Mass from Our Lady’s Shrine at Walsingham can be watched live (12 noon each day) or viewed later on https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream Weekday Masses. To access Masses streamed from around the Diocese please look on the Leeds Diocesan Webpage & click on the “Online Weekday Mass” icon offering live-viewing or a view later facility via a YouTube channel.

Attendance at Holy Mass. ALL PARISHIONERS are to respect the following guidance in regard to their arrival/ attendance at church: (a) Facial Coverings are to be put on prior to entering church; a Distance of 2 meters is to be maintained between different households; Hand-Sanitisation must be done by everyone entering our churches. (b) For ALL Masses: attendees are expected to be seated in church 5 minutes before Mass begins in order for everyone to spiritually prepare for Mass (including our volunteer Stewards & Fr. Nicholas). Booked seats WILL NOT be reserved beyond 10 minutes prior to Mass.

Second Collection. Thank you to those who gave so generously to last weekend’s second collection for Peter’s Pence which raised £185.77 (Holy Spirit £68.90 & St. Paul’s £116.87) Bank Closure. With the closure of the Cleckheaton branch of HSBC (the bank used by the Diocese of Leeds) the nearest branch is at . In light of this parishioners are once more invited to give consideration to the use of a Standing Order in favour of either of our churches. A Standing Order Mandate can be downloaded from our webpages or requested from Fr. Nicholas, & returned to him upon comple- tion by the donor. Returning to Church. Encouragement is given to those who are hesitant about returning to Holy Mass. Please do think about coming to one of our weekday Masses to ‘dip your toe in the water’! We’ve been open for a full year this weekend & continue to retain a high standard of good discipline in regard to keeping people safe. Church Cleaners. More help to clean our churches would be appreciated ! It is proposed that a ’Household’ i.e. two people or more living together or in a ‘Bubble’ could offer their services. If you can help please contact Fr. Nicholas. Booking Seats at Mass. (a) It is advisable to book a seat (on-line / by phone) if you are intending to attend a weekend Mass. (b) The obligation to attend Holy Mass currently remains suspended. Spiritual Communion. If you are unable to come to Mass in person please join us through a time of prayer & reflection at home. A prayer to help you benefit from Spiritual Communion is: At your feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and offer you repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in your holy presence. I adore you in the Sacrament of your love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive you into the poor dwelling that my heart offers you. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess you in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I for my part, am coming to you ! May your love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you. Amen. (Raphael, Cardinal Merry del Val). Sacrament of Reconciliation. For all who desire to Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at this time & are unable to do so due to our social restrictions it is possible to offer a Perfect Act of Contri- tion: My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against You whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In His name, my God, have mercy. Amen. Sacraments of First Holy Communion & Confirmation. Congratulations to Aoife, Leighton, Lexie, Mia, Ethen, Joshua, Luke (Monday), Annabelle, Ava, Fanni, Heidi, Keziah, Laura, Magenta, Summer (Tuesday), Connie, Freya, Isla, Harvey, Joseph, Leo, Michael, Thomas M. & Thomas W. (Wednesday) who received their First Holy Communion during the week. This week children in Year 6 at Holy Spirit School will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings at Holy Spirit Church. These celebrations are for family members / groups only in order to keep everyone as safe as possible. Please pray for these young people & their families at this wonderful time on their spiritual journey. N.B. A gentle reminder that these families should be doing their best to attend Holy Mass in support of the children’s preparation for this important Sacrament. In addition to these celebrations Fr. Nicholas continues to celebrate Holy Mass with individual Class Groups & their staff. Sick Visits. Currently Fr. Nicholas can only undertake emergency & urgent house-calls on request of families. Baptisms. If you would like to arrange a Baptism please contact Fr. Nicholas by telephone rather than e-mail. Thanks ! Text Giving Makes it possible to contribute £5.00 to our Parish collections by simply texting CHURCH HEC to 70500 (for Holy Spirit) or texting CHURCH CLEC to 70500 (for St. Paul’s). A Donate Button on our webpages allows direct- giving. Church Toilets. Regrettably our toilets remain closed except for emergency use, Hand Crafted Goods for Sale. Alison Newman-Burke has a collection of hand-crafted goods for sale with profits going to church funds. Goods include baby blankets & seasonal gift ideas. Items can be bought as made, alternatively goods may be ordered with personal requirements. To view, buy or order items telephone 07542 766693 or on Facebook: ARK Crafts or e-mail [email protected]